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Skeptics Guide #1000
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The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1000 August 18th 2024 Segment #1. SGU 1000 Episodes The Rogues celebrate the recording of their 1000th episode, live in Chicago, with George Hrab. Segment #2. A Skeptical Retrospective News Item #1 – Global Warming News Item #2 – Solar Panel Technology News Item #3 – Fusion Hot and Cold News Item #4 – Medical Quackery News Item #5 – UFOs Segment #3. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along. Theme: 1000 Item 1: There are roughly 1000 stars within 45 light years of Earth. Item 2: A recent census of a 430 m^2 urban property (in Brisbane AU) found over 1000 macroscopic species. Item 3: In 2021 the median household income in the world was just over $1,000. Segment #4. Skeptical Quote of the Week "At the heart of science is an essential balance between an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense." - Carl Sagan
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The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1000 August 18th 2024 Segment #1. SGU 1000 Episodes The Rogues celebrate the recording of their 1000th episode, live in Chicago, with George Hrab. Segment #2. A Skeptical Retrospective News Item #1 – Global Warming News Item #2 – Solar Panel Technology News Item #3 – Fusion Hot and Cold News Item #4 – Medical Quackery News Item #5 – UFOs Segment #3. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along. Theme: 1000 Item 1: There are roughly 1000 stars within 45 light years of Earth. Item 2: A recent census of a 430 m^2 urban property (in Brisbane AU) found over 1000 macroscopic species. Item 3: In 2021 the median household income in the world was just over $1,000. Segment #4. Skeptical Quote of the Week "At the heart of science is an essential balance between an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense." - Carl Sagan
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